Timberwolves to sign Murphy to Exhibit 10 contract
The Minnesota Timberwiolves are signing forward Jordan Murphy to an Exhibit 10 deal, according to Jon Kraczynski of The Athletic. Murphy is 6-foot-6 and went…
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Nets adding former Turner Sports exec Levy as CEO
The Brooklyn Nets are expected to hire former TV executive David Levy as their new CEO under owner Joe Tsai, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of…
McLeod funeral a celebration of his broadcasting, life of serving
Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson was in attendance. So was teammate Collin Sexton, who only knew Fred McLeod for maybe a year. Larry Nance Jr., an…
Amico: Larry Bird called, and I almost wrecked
When Larry Bird returned my call, I practically drove off the road. The year was 2008 and I was doing a story on the U.S….
Charge trade Simmons to Swarm, acquire Barford
The Canton Charge pulled off a trade Thursday and moved up in the draft. Officially, the Cavaliers’ G League affiliate sent guard Kobi Simmons and…
Spurs sign sharpshooter Ledbetter to camp deal
The San Antonio Spurs have signed free agent combo guard Jeff Ledbetter to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to Nicola Lupo of Sportando. Ledbetter is…
Free agent swingman Johnson reaches deal with Pistons
Free agent guard Joe Johnson has agreed to a one-year contract with the Detroit Pistons, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The deal is…
Suns signing second-year man Highsmith to Exhibit 10 contract
The Phoenix Suns have agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with free agent forward Haywood Highsmith, according to JD Shaw of HoopsRumors. Ben Stinar of…
Trail Blazers sign Perrantes, Caupain to Exhibit 10 contracts
The Portland Trail Blazers have signed G League guards London Perrantes and Troy Caupain to Exhibit 10 contracts, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Perrantes,…
Updated FIBA World Cup scoring leaders
FIBA World Cup scoring leaders through Thursday’s games, with name, country, games played and average. (Some mobile devices will need to use landscape mode for…
Bulls signing undrafted shooting guard Simon
The Chicago Bulls are signing rookie free agent shooting guard Justin Simon, according to Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog. Simon is 6-foot-5 and went undrafted out…
Awful start dooms U.S. at FIBA World Cup yet again
Things went from bad to about as bad as it can get for Team USA at the FIBA World Cup. How bad? Try trailing Serbia…
Cavs’ Gilbert, family on McLeod: ‘We will miss him tremendously’
Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and his family released a statement Wednesday on play-by-play announcer Fred McLeod, who died suddenly of a heart attack Monday. “Fred…
Carr on Cavs broadcast partner McLeod: ‘He meant so much to me’
Austin Carr knew Fred McLeod as well as anyone, better than most. The two had been side-by-side on FOX Sports Ohio telecasts of Cavaliers games…
Amico: McLeod offered friendship, support above all else
It’s not often I sit down at a laptop to type and don’t know what to say. But I am finding it difficult to describe…